Cho Oyu | 1996 W Ridge/Face from N

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 1996 via W Ridge/Face from N, led by Oriol Ribas. Summit reached on 10th October 1996. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1960
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY96313
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	W Ridge/Face from N
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Oriol Ribas
Sponsor	Spaniards & Andorrans to Cho Oyu
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	232
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Andorra
Approach	KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	1996-09-14
Summit Date	1996-10-10
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	26
Total Days	29
Termination Date	1996-10-13
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(14/09),ABC(18/09,5600m),C1(20/09,6200m),C2(21/09,7000m),C3(02/10,7400m),Smt(10/10)
Route Notes	3 Oct summit attempted but weather bad and Ms Duro-Arajol's fingers got frostbitten. Reached 7800m with Rafols and Toras from Cadiach's expedition and then down to ABC. This party did not really have a leader, but Ribas took leading role.
Accidents	Duro-Arajol's frostbitten fingers; Sanchez's did not acclimatize, was sick and left BC on 16 Sept
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456098
Year	1996
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge/face from n

Members

Field	Value
ID	5813
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96313
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Nani
Last Name	Duro-Arajol
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Andorra
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Julia, Andorra
Occupation	Commercial
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7800
Summit Date 1	1996-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Frostbitten fingers
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2436289
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nani duro-arajol
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5814
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96313
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Carles
Last Name	Gel Rodriguez
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona, Spain
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436130
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	carles gel rodriguez
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5815
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96313
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Manuel
Last Name	Penalva Martinez
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain
Occupation	Civil engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1996-10-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	232
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435639
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	manuel penalva martinez
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5816
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96313
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Josep Oriol
Last Name	Ribas Duro
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Andorra
Status	Leader
Residence	St. Julia, Andorra
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1996-10-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	232
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436343
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	josep oriol ribas duro
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	48976
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96313
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Francisco (Paco)
Last Name	Sanchez Checa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Andorra
Status	Climber
Residence	Les Bons, Andorra
Occupation	Commercial
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2434714
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	francisco (paco) sanchez checa
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	37
Role	BC Only

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Nani Duro-Arajol	F	1963	Andorra	Climber	St. Julia, Andorra	Commercial	Details Other expeditions
Carles Gel Rodriguez	M	1963	Spain	Climber	Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona, Spain	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Manuel Penalva Martinez	M	1962	Spain	Climber	Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions
Josep Oriol Ribas Duro	M	1964	Andorra	Leader	St. Julia, Andorra	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Francisco (Paco) Sanchez Checa	M	1959	Andorra	Climber	Les Bons, Andorra	Commercial	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.